5 Quick Tips to Kick Off Snowboarding Season as a Beginner Want to try snowboarding for the first time? It may look overwhelming, especially if you’ve never even skied before, but even the pros had to start just like you with barely a clue what to do with that board. While you’ll want to get…
Proper Office Desk Posture to Prevent Neck and Back Pains When you go to work at an office, you might hustle in, sit down, and get right to work. It might be hours before you get up again to take a bathroom break or refill your coffee. All that sitting is doing damage to your…
How to Avoid Injuries with Smartphone Ergonomics Most people have smartphones today with billions of users worldwide. They’re great tools for staying connected everywhere you go, however, they can cause some muscle strains and problems for the neck and back plus harm your wrist posture. You might not even think about how your smartphone usage…
How to Avoid All Those Common Fall Sports Injuries With fall sports well under way, it’s important to be aware of the injuries that can come from game play. Fractures, strains, sprains, shin splints, and patellofemoral syndrome (pain in the front of the knee), may be a factor that you’ll be up against. The best…
How to Get Your Body Ready for Skiing Season It’s not quite time for that winter snow, but the time is right for preparing ahead of your ski trip. When you go skiing and snowboarding too, you’re engaging muscles you don’t normally use. That soreness can be avoided by working on those muscles now, making…
6 Tips for Success with Tennis Under the Summer Sun With summer on the horizon, you might be dusting off your tennis racket for a match on the courts. Not so fast though! Jumping right back into tennis after months of leaving your racket stowed away can lead to injury and a summer of misery.…
How to Prevent Back Pain During Your Summer Campout For many families in Ontario, summer means camping trips. It’s an exciting time, loading up the car with tents and supplies and venturing to disconnect from the world by going out in the wild. But roughing it is rough on the body. You may find that…
5 Most Common Summertime Injuries to See a Physiotherapist About While physiotherapists stay busy year-round, summer always seems busier than usual. That’s because there are more activities that keep you going. An active lifestyle is important for your best health, though it does bear more risk for injury. Which injuries seem to surface more than…
7 Sports You Should Give a Try This Summer Ready for some action during the dog-days of summer? It’s a great way to keep up living that healthy lifestyle. There’s nothing better than trying something new too. If you keep doing the same old routine, how will you know what you’re missing? Fortunately, there are…
Summertime Kayak Tips for Beginners At this time of year, there’s nothing better than taking to the Great Outdoors. Not only is it beautiful but it’s also a wonderful way to engage in healthy activity. Looking for something new to try? Kayaking might be right up your alley! Kayaking gives you a chance to glide…
